Grief and outrage have gripped Onalo Oboke Village in North Ugenya, Siaya County, following the exhumation of a woman’s body at his house.

Police officers exhumed the body of Brenda Nafula on Monday, October 26 afternoon, even as grieving relatives and security teams piece together a chilling murder mystery.

And in what comes as a shock to many, the prime suspect has been identified as Denise Okoth, the deceased’s husband.

Okoth, a man in his thirties and a native of Got Asimbo, is said to have killed his wife sometime in September last year, buried her inside their house before fleeing to Masiro in Ugenya Sub-County, where he also murdered his female employer and buried her body inside the kitchen.

Okoth would later be arrested by detectives in Eldoret City, Uasin Gishu County. Today, he led investigators to the spot where he had buried his wife. He is currently detained at the Ukwala Police Station.

​Ronald Khaemba, the father of the deceased, recounted how his daughter went missing in September last year after relocating to the area. Khaemba explained that independent family searches and subsequent police intervention blew the lid off the crime, leading authorities to the suspect and the eventual recovery of the remains.

​”We tried tracking her down for months, only to find our daughter in this tragic state,” Khaemba said, expressing deep concern for the young child left behind and calling on state security agencies to ensure thorough investigations.

​Wilson Ochieng’ Konieng’, a retired detective with 38 years of experience working alongside local security structures, detailed how he utilized tracking technology to trace the suspect to Maraba in Kakamega County.

​”We tracked the suspect using digital leads, secured his photos, and shared the intelligence with local authorities, leading to his arrest and the eventual discovery of the burial site inside a house,” Ochieng’ explained, urging the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to widen their scope given the grave nature of the offense.

​Meanwhile, Justus Masika, a cousin to the deceased who traveled from Bungoma, appealed to the government to expedite forensic examinations and DNA testing.

​”We are asking the government to fast-track these medical and forensic processes so that we can take our child home for a proper and dignified burial according to our customs,” Masika said.

​Grieving relatives and local community members continue to urge state security agencies to expedite forensic testing, DNA analysis, and thorough investigations to ensure full accountability and justice for the victims.